For Elliott's birthday I made her a hair clip holder. Her room is done in a shabby chic-ballerina combo, so I picked out scrapbook paper and embellishments to fit the theme. I found the cute little unfinished wood piece at Hobby Lobby and used Mod Podge to apply the paper and ballerina stickers. It still needed a little something, so I added roses. That's the part that sold her on it. She loves flowers. … [Read more...]

Elliott has a new little ballerina outfit, courtesy of our wonderful neighbors. She loves wearing the leotard, but she really really loves the shoes! The night that they were brand new, I had tucked her into bed and was just sure she was asleep, when all of a sudden she appears in the doorway and gives me a quick wave 'hello'. She proceeded to sweetly walk over to my desk, get the ballet slippers and then disappear back into her bedroom. When I went to tuck her back in, I found her already … [Read more...]